Sparty No!!!

"60 Minutes of Unnecessary Roughness" . . . Oops!

Them losing on a penalty is poetic justice. Served.

Man, if I were a state fan, I'd be pissed.

Fortunately, I'm the opposite of a state fan.

So what are the odds they'll be ranked ahead of us BCS wise. That would be dumb because I don't think any bowl wants them as at large.

Moo U always seems to do some stupid $hit to get themselves out of a game.  History repeats itself over and over again.  Mike Clark (WRIF) is having a meltdown as I type this.

I posted once, and it's all over ... sorry - lol.

I feel, with Michigan and Ohio State down, this was MSU's biggest chance to do something -- go to the ROSE BOWL, while we were down, and it didn't happen...  Thing is, Ohio State won't be down for long, nor will Michigan.  When will MSU play in the Big Ten Championship again ..... I am betting it'll be awhile.

Sorry - my bad.

But you can't feel bad for Sparty here .. you can't.

As I remember either they lost big or win. A competitive game won't drop them much.

Apparently over on rcmb that was a "bullshit call" and the punter is a "fucking flopper"

Don't run into the punter -- EVER!

One rose bowl in over 40 years

...as the day 4 billion people broke the internet by simultaneously tweeting, e-mailing, blogging and posting a simple two-word phrase....

Sparty gonna spart.

Needs to call every game. I could care less about both of these teams but his announcing made this game for me. 

I officially like the new championship game format.  Sitting on the couch eating apple pie while watching that no-tackling joke of a game unfold was highly entertaining.

Dantonio discipline at its finest.  Comes back to bite 'em.  I can't think of a more Sparty way for that game to end.  Hope they like the Outback Bowl.

very sweet indeed!

MD called for the block (according to the radio).

It's amazing how well they played tonight with no Sparty No!! moments.  And then when they're in perfect position to come back with 2 minutes left, they pull the second biggest Sparty No!!!! moment of all time.  (2006 Notre Dame still ranks first.)

Why they hell would you try and block that? Fakes? Penalties? As we saw, any mistake ends the game. 

as they mentioned how bad it was to lose on a roughing the kicker call!

Even if sporty wants to try and defend themselves, by using the excuse of the punter "faked" it. Lewis still ran into him. ERGO, state blows

Sparty losing a close one is bad for us BCS-wise, but still: a perfect ending. Sparty, No! indeed.

I had full-on hyena laughter going on for a solid 5 minutes after that penalty was called. I even danced.

Karma's a bitch

To quote the German foosball player on Community this week: "I wish there was a word to describe the pleasure I feel at viewing your misfortune".

I really think he is going to cry on this Brewster interview right now.  

HAHA, on the penalty "I don't know if he touched the guy or not".  What a crybaby.

"I don't know if we'll go to a BCS game or not, we're certainly one of the best 2 teams in the conference..."  

Man, this guy is whining like a baby. 

dantonio just said he's not sure his guy touched the punter

Wasn't able to watch. Anyone have a link to a video of the penalty?

Isiah Lewis is a hoe

Bourbon Street is so much sweeter than Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa.  GO BLUE!

So Sparty way to lose. I actually think for competitiveness they would give Oregon a much tougher time than Wiscy.

But a loss in a way only Sparty could conceive...

Outstanding, simply outstanding Team Dantonio.

Bourbon Street is so much sweeter than Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa.  GO BLUE!

I really don't care what this does to what bowl we land in - we'll get a good one, far better than in the last 3 years, and a really good chance to win, no matter what.  I'm just so happy to see Sparty go down . . . due to stupid penalties no less.  I grit my teeth and curse under breath watching MSU.  Honestly, I hate OSU and ND (but generally respect them - okay, maybe not OSU so much) but I despise, revile, abhor MSU.

ON WISCONSIN!

That was the mother of all Sparty No plays. You're going to get the ball back in decent field position with nearly two minutes and only needing a field goal to tie. You don't even THINK about rushing the punter on 4th and 3 in that situation. That may have been the single dumbest penalty I've ever seen any team take, and I vividly remember the 2001 MSU and 2006 OSU games.

That was what went through my head as I watched Sparty do what they do best--implode. 

The Spartans of centuries past were known for their discipline. These Spartans are known for their lack thereof. Oh, the delicious irony.

Bourbon Street is so much sweeter than Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa - GO BLUE!

http://michiganstate.247sports.com/Board/93/Fox-announcers-are-horrible-5945929/1

Attempting to block that punt was almost as stupid as tsiO trying to block the punt against LSU in the 2008 MNC.  The only difference was the LSU punter got leveled and the Badger punter kind of World Cup'd it. But still funny to see Sparty implode so close to grabbing the brass ring.

The only thing that bothered me about the game was the final score.  Brought back some tough memories.

Noooooo!

I am going to sleep like a little kid tonight with gum drops and sugar plumbs dancing in my dreams with Isaiah Lewis (ss- #9) crying in the background. Lol. Priceless!

I just love how they're bitching about the officiating when they constantly call us out on bitching about officiating.

Sparty No! - but a Sparty's gotta be what a Sparty's gonna be.  I thought they had broken the Same Old Sparty routine of boneheaded penalties.  I was wrong - SOS returns!

Is East Lansing on fire yet???? Probably some cars and couches at least?

Anyone taking bets on how many couches are burning in EL right now?

I was literally just thinking today after Dantonio went for 2 in the first that the downfall of this team would be his cocky ass "no one can touch me" attitude when making play calls...I love that he got exactly what he deserved---not going to lie though, I feel bad for that poor kid. 

Is East Lansing on fire yet???? Probably some cars and couches at least?

in my mind I had written a nice post about how this team of sparties was different, how it was time to acknowledge that Dantonio can coach, and he has changed the attitude around the MSU program.  How they weren't going away and would probably  be our biggest challenger to future Division titles (still will be esp with their f'd up Big Ten schedule in 2013 and 2014).

Then this

I mean I'm really starting to believe we are back and MSU is back to being 'thats why your Michigan State'.

State's dirty play all year has caught up with them. Karma is a bitch

Also, I'm calling complete bullshit that Sam the Eagle called for the punt block.  He's just protecting his player.  It's a good gesture but it doesn't make him any less of a turd.

I see others are thinking the same thing. I would not want to be in EL tonight (or ever really for that matter)

The difference between Sparty and Michigan is that Michigan fans can be unbiased when we need to. Sparty got jobbed by the refs tonight, on that bogus call. But, Sparty won the first meeting on pure luck, and Wisconsin won this one on something very similar. At first I thought Wisconsin didn't play well, then I realized Wisconsin really isn't very good, especially on defense. Sparty is good on D, no doubt, and looked great on O against a very bad Wisconsin D. Keshawn Martin is LEGIT, and I'm glad Cunningham is gone.

I don't want this Championship game at an indoor, pro venue. Something about roses indoors doesn't feel right.

2 40 left, if you don't get it you've got to hope you stop them and they kick a field goal with a minute thirty left. Instead, you punt, and just hope you get them 3 and out. Amazing.

The best part is they lose almost their entire offense for when we play them next year.

(Partly anticipated by Eve_of_the_rivalry above) was the fact that prior to this the announcers just couldn't shut up about the "riverboat gambler" D'Antonio. "Does that look like the face of a riverboat gambler?" blah blah. After he went for two. After he did the roll out and pass on fourth and short, etc. etc.

Well, there's a reason why more people aren't riverboat gamblers. Sometimes when you take chances it will blow up in your face. The two point conversion worked, the punt block failed in the way that punt block attempts often do. The cautious play would have been to trust his offence, which had been moving the ball and had scored a lot of points. Tell your special teams players not to go near the punter under any circumstances. He rolled the dice, and learned why riverboat gamblers so often end up broke.   

That.  Was.  Hilarious.  After Wisconsin spends 58.5 minutes shooting themselves in the foot with sloppy play and terrible defense, Sparty manages to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.  The fact that there was any Spartan within 10 feet of the punter is a sure sign that Dantonio is an idiot.  They didn't need a punt block, and the only focus of that play should have been getting the ball back into the hands of their offense that had moved the ball on Wisconsin all day long.  Dantonio is a fucking arrogant prick, and got what he and his team deserved.

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/recap?gameId=313370127

Video plays there that shows the penalty. 

People complaining about it don't have a leg to stand on (HA!).  Running into the kicker is a zero-tolerence penalty.  You run into the kicker without touching the ball, it's a penalty.  If you're lucky it's 5 instead of 15 but it's always something.  Non-negotiable.

MSU is an irrelevant program!! GO BLUE!!!

"roughing" the kicker.  so apropos.  Rather Hall's on DEFCON 5.

Thank God for that Sparty loss.  I'm not sure I could have handled any more of Mark D smugly proclaiming that "times have changed."  Not so fast, my friend.  Looking forward to seeing Michigan back where they belong in years to come under Hoke.

The luck finally ran out on those criminals from EL hahaha. We wolverines get the last laugh as usual. Little brother, the dream is over lol. Dantonio can cry me a fucking river! SPARTY NOOOOO!!!

I wouldn't want to be a sofa in east Lansing tonight.

That's was an incredibly hard loss and it couldn't have happened to a better team.  This one will sting in EL for a long time.  

I wonder if Sparty has a fancy name for their punt block, ala Little Giant?  If not, maybe for the bowl game they can call it "Wilted Rose."

http://michiganstate.247sports.com/Board/93/Delany-got-his-way-5978141/1

Above all else, Sparty needed the ball back. Had they gotten it, there was plenty of time on the clock, and they'd been just killing Wisky on those quick passes to the outside WRs. All they needed was a field goal to send the game into OT.

That was the same lamebrain thing that cost us in the 2009 Purdue game; late in the game we needed the ball back; instead, GERG calls for the punt block, predictably we ran into their kicker, enabling PU to keep their drive alive and seal our doom.

Sparty has never Spartied quite so hard as they Spartied tonight.

They got what they deserve...Karma is a bitch....

Protective services are in EL right now watching #9... haha poor fella, he's gonna get lynched.